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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lewis Packwood

Viewfinder review – the magic of stepping into a picture

The magic of photography … a screenshot from Viewfinder.
The magic of photography … a screenshot from Viewfinder. Photograph: Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful

Hold up a photo of a room. Let go. The room has popped into existence in front of you, a fully 3D space to walk into and explore. Playing Viewfinder for the first time feels like magic, and it’s a trick that never gets old.

Soon you discover it’s not just photos that can be conjured into solid existence: pictures can, too. Hold up a child’s drawing of a house, then open the crudely drawn front door to see what’s inside. Hold up a watercolour painting and step into the paint-washed landscape. Then the game reveals its superpower. Here’s a Polaroid camera. Take a photo of anything. Reshape the world as you see fit.

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